Kuroko's Basketball is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same name by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It is produced by Production I.G and directed by Shunsuke Tada, it premiered on Mainichi Broadcasting System on April 7, 2012 – with Tokyo MX, Nippon BS Broadcasting, and Animax premiering in the following weeks. The final episode of season 1 aired on September 22, 2012, and was announced in the seasonal published Jump Next! winter issue that a second season had been green-lit, and aired on October 5, 2013. The anime was also simulcast on Crunchyroll as part of their spring line-up of anime titles. The anime's first DVD and Blu-ray compilation was released on July 27, 2012 with a new DVD/Blu-ray compilation being released monthly. As of December 2012, seven DVD/Blu-ray compilations have been released.
The first season uses four different pieces of theme music; two opening themes and two ending themes. The first opening theme is "Can Do" by Granrodeo, while the second theme is "Rimfire" by the same band. The first ending theme is "Start it right away" by Hyadain and the second is by Oldcodex.
On October 19, 2020, the SAG-AFTRA listed and approved an English dub for the anime under the Netflix Dubbing Agreement. The English-dubbed first season debuted on Netflix on January 15, 2021. __TOC__
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